Hog trough



May 7, 1940. R, BUCK 2,199,587

HOG TROUGH Filed Dec. 29, 1958 lll l L l'. l

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R. BUCK HOG TROUGH May "7, 1940.

Filed Dc. 29.` 1.938 2 sneetsneet 2 INVENTOR.

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Patented May 7, 1940 I l'UNITED STATE-s HoG TROUGH A Ralph Buck, De Gran, ohio y Application December. 29, 193s, serial 10.248,994 A 1l claim. (c1.y 1119;52)

Thisinvention aims to provide a novel hog feeder, whereby the Vtrough can be providedl at one end with a vertical chute, into which swill M maybe cast conveniently, the swill vfinding its #l Way readily down into the trough, as the swill in the trough iseaten.

Another object of the invention is to `provide a.r device of the class described in which the trough is held and supported by a simple but 102 durable means.

`It is within the province of the disclosure to improve generally and to enhance the utility of devices of that type to `which the present invention appertains. Y

u? Withthe above and other objects in view,

which will appear as the description proceeds, the

invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of the invention herein disclosed,l may be made within the scope of what is claimed, without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the accompanying drawings: i

Fig. 1 shows, in top plan, a hog feeder constructed in accordance with the invention;

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1, parts being broken away;

Fig. 3 is a side elevation;

Fig. 1;

Fig. 5 is a transverse section on the line 5 -5 of Fig. 2.

The hog feeder forming the subject `matter of this application may be made out of any desired material, or combination of materials. It includes horizontally elongated supports I, provided on their inner surfaces', and near to their upper edges, with cross grooves 2.- A trough 3, preferably made of metal and of approximately semi-circular cross section, extends between the vsupports I.

with rectangularly arranged anges 4, disposed against the inner surfaces of the supports I.

A short end rst wall 5y is located in one end of the trough 3 and conforms to the cross section of the trough. A higher second end wall I is disposed in the opposite end of the trough 3, and

50 is shaped at its lower end to correspond with the cross section of the trough. Securing devices 1,

Fig. 4 is a cross section on theline 4 4 of At its ends, the trough 3 is supplied' anges 4 of the trough 3 are bound tightly be- K tweenthexparts G-I and 5-I, by theoperation of the bolts 1, and a tight joint results. Securing' devices 8, such as nails or screws, are used to'attach the end portions of the trough 3 to the .walls sandt- `The Wall 6 has an upstanding'l extension 9, forming the front wall of a vertical chutefl; leadingdownwardly into one end of the trough 3. The side walls II of the chute I are secured to the frontwall 9,and theback wall I2 ofthe chute vis secured'to the side walls `I I.v "V'I'hefwall 9 of the chuteIIl preferably is somewhatlower' than the wall'- I2, so that swill can b ef thrown readily into the chute, from oneend'of the'feeder. If the trough 3 A is reasonably 'full-.of -vfeed, fthe' feed inthe chute I0 will move downwardly under its own weight, as the' feed in the trough 3 is depleted. Inany event, the chute III constitutes a convenient means for introducing feed into the trough 3, and it is unnecessary for the operator, wishing to place feed in the trough 3, yto worm his Way in amongst the swine, or to stoop down and pour the feed directly into the trough 3.

Along the outside of the trough 3, at the upper edges thereof, extend beams I4, resting at their ends on the supports I. The trough 3 is supplied at its upper edgeA with wings I5, which extend outwardly over the beams. I4, and downwardly w on the outer surfaces of the beams, as shown at I6.

Opposed portions of the trough 3 are joined by connecting devices I'I, such as bolts, mounted in the beams I4. About the bolts I1 are placed tubular spacers I9, which hold the trough 3 to its original semi-circular contour and the trough is prevented from caving inwardly. Thedepending parts I6 of the wings I5 of the trough,\are

cut away as shown'at 20, so that the heads andy nuts ofthe bolts I8 can have a lfull-surfaced bearing against the beams I4. Connecting devices such as bolts I8 are mounted in the grooves supports I and connect the beams I4.

'Over the end wall 5 and the corresponding support I is secured a cover plate 2 I, which, along its longitudinal edges, is supplied with depending anges 22, overlapping the inner surface of the end wall and the outer surface of the corresponding support I. A similarly constructed cover plate 24 is placed over the upper edge of the support I that is adjacent to the end wall 6. The inner depending flange 25 of the cover plate 24 is bound between the end wall 6 and the corresponding support I, as shown in Fig. 2 of the drawings. v f

2 which are formed in the inner surfaces of the It is to be noted that the beams I4 are mounted onthe extreme upper edges of the supports I, and are not let into recesses in the upper edges of the supports. This is done in order that the trough 3 may be deep, and hold as much feed as possible. Since the trough 3 is deep, the end wall 5 has to be of corresponding height; and for a like reason, and because it is part of the chute IIJ, the wall G has to be of still greater height than` the wall.,5. Owing to the increased height of the walls 5 and 6, they tend to warp fand split, due to moisture, andit is no small matterA to keepkmoisture, veither due to the weather, or derived from the wet feed in the trough 3, out of the walls. It is necessary to bind the Walls 5 and 6 to the` supports I tightly, and to capthe contacting partsu 5-I' and the part I that is in contc't'with'the" vided with the grooves 2, which receive theconnecting devices I8, and the connecting devices I8 do lnot prevent theparts- I`5` and' I-B from being drawn tightly together.

The covers ZI and 2d servetov keep' moisture from entering between the parts, I-5 and I-"5. The uppermost bolt "I at the righthand end Aof Fig. 2 is located high up andvry close to the upper edges of the parts I and 5, an'd the .said parts need to be bound together tightly there, because,` asl hereinbeforel pointed out, they' yare of increased height. -Referringvtothefleft endfof Fig. 2, the'inner langejZS ot the cover 24 is gripped tightly because it is boundbetween the Wall 6 and theadjacent support I.-

The device forming the subject matter of this application is simply and easily constructed out of stock materials and calls for no specially constructed parts. The device is strong, and well adapted to withstand hard usage.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is:

A hog feeder comprising supports, beams mounted on the extreme upper edges of the supports', a trough between the beams and extended tothe upper edges thereof, irst and second end walls assembled with the trough, each lend wall and one support constituting cooperating,` contacting elements, a rst cover extended over the -uppergedges of the first end Wall and the corresponding support and having depending flanges engaging' the remote, outer surfaces of the first end wall and the corresponding support, a secr,ond cover extended over the upper edge of the second support, and having depending flanges, one of which extends betweenthesecond end wall andthe corresponding support, to permit the second end wall to be extended upwardly and form part of a chute discharging into the trough, the other cf the flangesof the second cover overlapping the outer surface of the corresponding support, tightening devices connecting the supports and the end walls and binding them closely together, and connecting devices joining the beams, one of each of said contacting elements having a recess receiving thecorresponding connecting device, to permit.v saidv contacting elements to be drawn closely together by the tightening devices.

, RALPH BUCK.

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